Faces (Lots of faces-probably too many faces!)

There are so many faces in here, and I thought I would share some of them. I remember where most came from. If you don't like dolls please look away now!

 Cat cushion, a present from Jenny. I have also seen this design on a jumper.

 Doll from Headcorn. She has very beautiful and detailed clothes. with lovely tarnished silver ribbon.

 Modern doll head on the left from Helen, and old one from eBay.

 Cloth doll head I made to go on top of a wire dress form I used at a craft fair to display dolls and scarves.

 Deptford the bear, from Deptford market, re-stuffed and cleaned, with a scarf made from some of his former innards.

 Beautiful 1930s doll from Otford, and early birthday present one year from Chinmoyee. She has a lovely crepe de chine dress and silk petticoat.

 Indian wooden puppet from charity shop on Trafalgar road. I love these puppets and have quite a few. I have used some of them over the years for Diwali storytelling.

 Frog faced mask. Not sure which country he is from. I got him for 50p at the bootfair in Thamesmead which I love going to.

 Three little Chinese dolls from eBay. They sit on a tiny shelf in the hall, under a two year old sunflower seed head.

 Dragon bag from a charity shop. I use this to hold objects for my weekly storytelling activity with Reception children. At least I did until recently.

 Pretty doll from Linda Sue. 

 This is the latest addition to the house. I have not done a lot of internet shopping at all, but I couldn't resist her from eBay and she arrived yesterday. There is such detail in her clothes and she is also very pretty.

 Blue boy, also from Linda Sue. He lives in a basket with his friends.

 This doll was rescued from a skip at the back of the Cats Protection shop as I was donating a bag of stuff. The scarf is my first and most successful attempt at moebius knitting, a technique where you cast on two rows at once on a circular needle, and the piece grows out from the middle. I would like a scarf like this doll, but my attempts at this have produced long skinny things, that do not wrap around like this. I just can't seem to work out the right amount of stitches to start with!

 This is one of two baby faced containers I bought years ago in Greenwich market. They are tobacco jars! It seems like such an inappropriate subject for such a thing.

 Painting found in a charity shop in Edinburgh when we were up there to see Andy's Mum. 

Doll from dark little charity shop in South Norwood, where I went to do an embroidery course. I then embroidered a picture of her, changing Azores to South Norwood.

 Scottish Highlander drummer Staffordshire figure from a local charity shop. 

 Another charity shop face. Another bargain!

 I love dressing this head up. I think it from a larger mannequin and has been mounted on a wooden block. Greenwich market.

 Also Greenwich market. Her hat was a bargain from Rye. There are loads of Russian badges mounted on it, which I intended to sell, but like too much.

 This bunny was in the charity shop for my last three visits there before I bought him. He needs face repairs. I think I will just embroider over the marks.

 The unlikely pairing of serious puppet and Paddington. I think they get on quite well. 

And finally another eBay bargain, again with tarnished silver thread. The turban is silk. I love the variety of ways to make a face, and this embroiderer has made such great eyes.